Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-30
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: The National Drill; The High school
Cadets; President Cleveland in Corduroys; The
Thistles Easy Victory; The Earthquake in Mexico;
Secret Circular OF the Knights of Labor; Wine at
Communion; Telegraphic Dispatches, &c. The ad-
vertisements are classified as follows: Auction
Sales, Summer Resorts, Specialties, The Trades,
Proposals. Housefurnishings, Professional Educa-
uonal, Pianos and Organs, Ladies' Goods, AttOr-
neys, Railroads, Potomac River Boats, Ocean
Steamers, Family Supplies. Books, Financial Sew
ing Machines Medical Hotels, Dentistry, Under
takers, Wood and Coal
COMMANDANT OF THE MILITARY ACADEMY.-Brig.
Gen. Merritt will be relieved from duty as Super
! intendent OF the Military Academy early next
month and assigned to the command Of the De-
partment of the Missouri. Col. j. G. Parke, who
return here before september next. In the mean
time Capt. HasbrOuck, commandant Of cadets,
Will have control OF affairs at the Academy.
WHEN THE NEW WING of the State, War, and
Navy Department building is ready for occupancy,
Gen. sheridan will select the suite Of rooms now
occupied by the Secretary, who will take possess
sion OF the rooms over the western entrance.
IHE FLAGSHIP IN COLLIsION.-The North Atlantic
squadron, comprising the flagship Richmond, the
Galena, and the Yantic, arrived at New York yes
terday afternoon after two months cruise in the
west Indies. The Richmond had in tow the dis
abled schooner Decatur Oaks, OF Newport, r. L.,
with which the flagship had been in collision at
an early hour yesterday morning, about forty
miles from Sandy Hook, Very little damage was
done to the Richmond, but the schooner had her
headgear, lying, and ]ibbOOm, and bOwSprit car
red away.
REYNOLDS COuDEN, the father Of Lieut.. A. R..
Couden, Q. s. Navy, died at his home in Michigan
City, Ind, Friday last.
SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN arrived in Chicago last
night on his way from this city to the Illinois
State capital, where he is to address the egiSla-
ture by request on the political issues Of the day.
The Senator, fatigued by his long journey, hurried
from the depot, with his private secretary, to a
hotel, and Immediately retired. An informal re-
ceptiOn Will be rendered to him to-day by the
Union League Club and in the evening he will
leave for Springfield.
SOCIETY NOTES.
The Rev. Mr.. Evarts, son of Senator Evarts, will
| wed Miss Conover at her fathers residence, South
AInbOy, n. j., on June %.
| The Baron and Baroness Rosen will spend June
| at Seabright, n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Hoffman Burrows have arrived
| in Newport for the summer.
Count and the Countess COLL, who spent the
winter at the Richmond, go to Devon the 1st of
June.
Mr. and Mrs. Horatio King will summer at West
Newton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brock, of Chicago, are the guests
| OF Gen. and Mrs. Drum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liter and family have sailed for
Norway and Sweden.
Mrs. and Miss jerks have gone to their home In
Pennsylvania for a six weeks visit.
| Mr.. Palmer Coolidge Of New York, has returned
| to that city.
Mrs. Chandler and her sister, Mrs. Kinsley, have
| gone to New Hampshire.
Col. and Mrs John Hay have been delayed from
| embarking for Europe by the Illness of the four
children, who are now improving, and they sail in
| June.
! Mrs. Ralph c. johnson, OF the Portland, will
| spend the summer in Europe, sailing next month.
Sir Edward Thornton and his daughter, Miss
| Francis E. Thornton, will return to London in
June.
Mrs. Jesse Benton Fremont proposes to write a
| biography OF Kit Carson for her summer vacation
| task.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wilson will spend June and
July in the city.
| Miss Emile Thorn leaves here on Wednesday for
the far west, Fort Meade. Dakota, wnere she will
! spend the summer with Lieut.. and Mrs. Mann.
| Commodore and Mrs. McCann have gone to Bos-
ton to stay for three years.
The Misses Davis will spend the summer in
| Europe
ThOS. II. McCagne, formerly clerk In the {. s.
| Treasurer's Office, but now OF Omaha is visiting
in Washington. He is to be married tomorrow
| evening to Miss Minnie c. Crowell at New York
! avenue church.
Miss Sunderland, OF New York, will be the guest
| Of Mrs. NJ. A. Gibbons for few days.
| Senator Farwel, OF Illinois, has rented the
house OF Medica-Inspector Bates U. S. n, at the
corner OF 18th and Streets from the first OF De-
| cember next, and will bring his family to Wash
| ingtOn for the winter.
Among the Washington people who have engaged
quarters at Rtchfield Springs for the season are
| Admiral and Mrs. j. II. Upshur, Gen. n. S. Ander-
son and family, Mrs. o. Cunningham, and Senator
Chase and family, OF Rhode Island.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Kaufman left this morning
for a visit Of a couple OF weeks at their fishing
camp in northern New Hampshire.
Among the passengers sailing from New York
| for Europe on Saturdak were Mr.. De BOunder de
MeiSbrOeck, the Belgian minister and Mr.. and Mrs
L. z. Letter. of this city, and their two daughters